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AWFS Fair Welcomes The World To Las Vegas

AWFS Fair Welcomes The World To Las Vegas The Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV, recently served as the host site of the 2025 AWFS Fair. Thousands of attendees – both domestically and internationally – travel every two years to this must-attend event. Why? Because the AWFS Fair is marketed not only as […]

Traditional And Link-Style, Cold Water Canyon Provides Golfing Enjoyment For LSLA

Traditional And Link-Style, Cold Water Canyon Provides Golfing Enjoyment For LSLA The Chula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells, WI, was the site of the recent Lake States Lumber Association’s (LSLA) annual summer golf outing. The Cold Water Canyon Golf Course at the resort welcomed LSLA members and guests in a robust game of golf. The summer […]

AHMI Learns Truck Trailer Flooring Demand Improving

AHMI Learns Truck Trailer Flooring Demand Improving Demand for truck trailer flooring lumber will continue to rise in 2025, according to a presentation at the 2025 Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Inc. (AHMI) Summer Conference, held in Hot Springs, VA, at Omni Homestead Resort. The general manager of the Prolam manufacturing facility in Stuart, VA, told attendees […]

Industry News – September 2025

Industry News – September 2025 Abenaki Timber Corporation Alters Operations Abenaki Timber Corporation located in Kingston, NH, recently made some changes to their operations in New Hampshire. Sighting challenging operating costs in the Northeast, they decided to sell their Epping, NH, concentration yard and focus their operations at their Belington, WV, yard. President Eric Porter […]

“American Hardwood Assured” Deforestation-Free Platform Launches

“American Hardwood Assured” Deforestation-Free Platform Launches How is your company handling customer requests for harvest locations? For many exporters, the idea of coming up with exact GPS coordinates for origins of wood products, and assurance that they are deforestation-free, is an impossible task. After two years of development, the American Hardwood Export Council has launched […]

WCMA On The Road Again

WCMA On The Road Again I’m happy to report that the move to hosting our flagship plant tour event to the spring was a great success! The 2025 WoodTech Connect, in Williamsport, PA in May, had over 65 industry leaders, innovators, and advocates, come together to tour seven outstanding manufacturing facilities, and spend time together […]

Southeast Business Trends 2025 – A Steady Summer Marries Trade Unpredictability

Southeast Business Trends 2025 – A Steady Summer Marries Trade Unpredictability  Across the Southeast, hardwood suppliers report market conditions that are holding steady, but just barely. Stalled trade negotiations that make overseas buyers hesitate, declines in lower grade, pallet and stave demand have created a complicated summer. One lumber source even shared his concerns for […]

Ontario Business Trends 2025 – Ontario Businesses Pursue New Markets Amid Tariff Uncertainty

Ontario Businesses Pursue New Markets Amid Tariff Uncertainty As we end summer and head into fall, businesses pursue new markets for their products and services amid the continued war on tariffs. According to statistics both in Canada and the U.S., hardwood production was down for the first six months of the year. Ash production is […]

Thermal Modification Is Coming: Why Knot Thermally Modify Knot-Free Wood?

Thermal Modification Is Coming: Why Knot Thermally Modify Knot-Free Wood? I used to be heavily involved with thermally modified wood (TMW). For those unfamiliar, thermal modification is the process of heating lumber to at least 350°F in an oxygen-depleted environment to prevent combustion. This heat treatment crystallizes (or “cooks”) the hemicellulose, the sugar in the […]

Lake States Business Trends 2025 – Tariffs And A Mixed Market Concerns Lake States Sources

Lake States Business Trends 2025 – Tariffs And A Mixed Market Concerns Lake States Sources According to lumber sources in the Lake States before this press release, the summer months lead to a slower market over-all with it reflecting similar numbers to the previous year. While lumber is moving slow, there are no issues getting […]